Irvine, Calif. (Feb. 26, 2018) – A female Irvine resident was the victim of a carjacking during a pursuit initiated outside of the City on Monday.

On Monday evening, the Santa Ana Police Department informed the Irvine Police Department of a pursuit in which a suspect was driving in and out of Irvine. At approximately 5:40 p.m., the suspect came to a dead end on Rosa Drew. At that time, a female Irvine resident was backing up her black Audi SUV. The suspect exited his vehicle, opened the door of the Audi and pulled the woman from her vehicle. Continue reading→

Irvine, CA – The Irvine Police Department (IPD) has arrested a suspect for carjacking. Ralph Garcia Velazquez, 50, of Norwalk was arrested today, September 22, 2015, and he is being held in Orange County Jail.

At approximately 6:20 a.m., IPD units responded to a reported carjacking at a new home construction site in Irvine near the intersection of Encore and Ovation. The victim was waiting in his car to begin work when he was approached by Velazquez. Velazquez, who appeared to be intoxicated, opened the door to the victim’s vehicle and pulled the victim from his car. Velazquez and the victim began to struggle outside the car. At one point during the struggle, Velazquez was able to get into the victim’s car. The victim continued to struggle with Velazquez until Velazquez fled the area on foot. IPD units located him a short distance away and ultimately arrested him. The victim and Velazquez did not know each other. Continue reading→

Irvine, CA – A man was arrested by the Irvine Police Department (IPD) for domestic violence and carjacking the victim following the assault. Tarrin Joseph Rippel, 29, is in custody at the Orange County Jail.

At approximately 7:00 p.m. on July 14, 2015, the suspect was driving in the area of Alton Parkway and Jeffrey Road with a female victim, with whom he had a dating relationship. Rippel and the victim had a verbal argument, and the suspect punched the victim and then forced her out of her car. The suspect then fled the scene in the victim’s vehicle. Continue reading→

The Tustin Police responded to the 3090 block of Edinger Ave., in reference to an attempted carjacking, on March 9, at around 7:09 pm.

The female suspect in that crime was suspected to have committed previous carjackings in Costa Mesa and in Irvine. Detectives from the Tustin Police Department identified the suspect using forensic evidence left at the Tustin crime scene.

On March 12, Santa Ana resident Jocelyn Cano, 21-years-old, was arrested by Tustin Dectives, without incident, at a residence in Santa Ana. Continue reading→

IRVINE, CA – The Irvine Police Department (IPD) is seeking the public’s help identifying and locating a suspect, who carjacked a victim in a parking structure.

The suspect is described as a female, Hispanic, age 20’s, 5’2” tall and 130 pounds. She was wearing a navy blue hooded sweatshirt and jeans.

Shortly before 6:00 p.m., the suspect approached a female victim, who was sitting in a vehicle with the windows closed in a parking lot on the 17000 block on Von Karman Avenue. The suspect confronted the victim and attempted to carjack her by ordering her out of the car, but the victim refused and the suspect fled. Continue reading→